Boeing 737 evacuation in Kos, Greece

This Air Explore Boeing 737 was evacuated after landing in Kos, Greece, on Sep. 4 2010. The reason seems to be an overheated engine (Nr. 1, left side of plane), possibly after a preceeding engine fire inflight.
There was no smoke until the fire brigade shot a load of foam into the engine (1:40).

Most passengers left the airplane through door 1R. Most of them took their handluggage.

Door 1L is not visible, 3R didn't shoot the slide (correct because of baggage carts blocking the inflation range.

3L initially didn't shoot the slide because of a set of stairs in the way, but those where not close enough to the door to be used for evacuation.
At 0:42 the slide is being shot anyway, and gets stuck on top of the stairs, until at 1:44 finally ground crew are removing the stairs, allowing the slide to fall into position. Only a few passengers use this door then.

The evacuation took almost 5 minutes, due to only one door beeing used for the most, and people taking their handluggagage along.
The airport was closed for almost an hour since fire protection was not available anymore.

Sorry, no sound.

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Tags:

• Evacuation
• emergency
• Air
• Explore
• Fire
• Engine
• enginefire
• Kos
• Greece
• airport
• Boeing
• 737
• slides

[BaronBoy100]

So this must be one of the longest evacuations on record for a B737, probably because most people were retrieving their carry-on luggage. It is rather remarkable just how many are carrying baggage contrary to the safety briefing - passengers just don't listen and obviously the cabin staff did not enforce it. Remind me never to travel on this airline.

[lck1611]

HCAA would better investigate why there were rear right door blocked by baggage carts so these couldnt be open. They used the only door available as they shouldnt use left side exits.

[BaronBoy100]

@chaser859 I see that you didn't read or understand what I wrote. In future I suggest you read more carefully before you commit your limited understanding to writing. I wish you well for the future as I am sure you will need it.

[chaser859]

@BaronBoy100 are you fucked in the head? part of the evacuation commands for ANY airline is ''leave everything behind'' the cabin crew are standing at the doors as they are the ones who open them or block them if they cannot be used. where the fuck are they supposed to put all this hand luggage as people go past them? your a fuckhead.

[Clauww1998]

I sat in this plane when I went on vacation to Rhodes. Many suffer from turbulence. Plane was about to tremble when taxiing. Pity of those dirty tables and chairs + the stuwards and pilots who spoke a different language. Fortunately, we sat on the return journey in a Thomas Cook aircraft.

[mamradcaj]

hello!!! wake up, it was not EVACUATION, it was `so called` RAPID DISEMBARKATION...that is a different issue! and what can the crew do when ppl are taking the hand baggage?! almost nothing, except shout on them....

[psychoDLH]

Watch emergency exit on the wing, why it isn´t open? omg air explore is bullshit!

[psychoDLH]

Why they didnt open middle door on the wings? they werent blocked... worst airport, worst airline, worst everything...

[ladythalia]

A.K.A Air Explode. 

[ClauBam98]

I sat on that plane to Rhodes in April 2011.

[123RavinDave]

Love the airport been there every year